Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires

I have not seen the other movies and also definitely not in the target demographic of this movie. Somehow, I ended up watching it till the end and enjoyed the experience. Especially the soundtrack.

The fourth installment of Zombies confirms what many suspected: the franchise is starting to show signs of exhaustion. The story feels repetitive, the resources seem limited, and the increasingly tight budget is evident in every frame. Still, against all odds, it’s not a total disaster. There are fun moments, and it maintains the upbeat spirit that made it a hit with younger audiences.

Narratively, the film once again emphasizes unity over hate and prejudice — a metaphor we’ve already seen throughout the series, but one that still holds value. This time, vampires and so-called daywalkers are caught in conflict, with Zed and Addison trying to bring them together, following the same structure used with zombies, werewolves, and aliens in previous entries.

Visually, it’s as colorful and sugary as ever, with cheerful musical numbers that do the job but no longer surprise. The chemistry between the leads still carries much of the story, while the new characters try to bring freshness without fully succeeding.

Perhaps the most redeeming aspect is its message: reinforcing the idea that unity, empathy, and diversity are stronger than division. It may sound naïve, but in today’s world it’s not such a bad thing for a teen movie to underline something so basic and necessary.

Zombies 4 won’t go down in history as great family cinema nor does it extend the saga’s magic much further, but for its target audience — especially those who’ve followed it from the beginning — it still has a certain charm. And if it gets new generations singing, dancing, and talking about accepting differences, maybe it fulfills its purpose better than it seems.

The only good part of this movie is Malachi

This one was by far the weakest of the series, mostly because Nova and Victor just are no Addison and Zed. Their chemistry is basically non-existent, as evident by the contrast of Someday and Dream Come True. The plot was super trite and I hated how fickle everyone's emotions were, especially the adults. One second they are about to go to war so badly they are risking their own children's lives for it, the next they are immediately chill? The songs were really weak, not one true banger, and this has been less good group choreography. Zed and Addison were the only fun part of this movie, but even they could not save this

Probably the poorest out of the 4, drops a lot of the previous characters and plots. The premise of the Two rival towns is not very deep, the story ends as quickly as it starts, the two sides must put aside their differences to unlock the gate to the blood fruit which they need to survive. There’s not much backstory to the towns apart from their hate of each other. Classic “stab in the back” moment near the end. The choreography and music is decent, however the original 4 don’t get any story apart from their need to canonically join the story together. (Apart from a nice ending to Zed and Addison)

I guess we are leaving Seabrook and Someday for good. And joining Camp Rayburn with Dream come true.

Predictable but still watchable and enjoyable.

So mermaid in Zombies 5 ?